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Prove what good and evil are
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Agree with the above.
Good and evil are conceptual labels human apply to our actions, the actions of others and the outcomes of both. They are not things, they are concepts, or properties.
I'm not sure I could provide 'proof' of this without writing a full paper on human psychology and cognitive linguistics.
Good and evil are conceptual labels human apply to our actions, the actions of others and the outcomes of both. They are not things, they are concepts, or properties.
I'm not sure I could provide 'proof' of this without writing a full paper on human psychology and cognitive linguistics.
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If *good* and *evil*were just words we could simply dismiss their existence. But they are not just words. Whatever brings a benefit (material, physical, emotional, or spiritual) to another is good, whereas whatever brings harm to another is evil. Another way to look at this is to see that whatever comes from God is good, whereas whatever comes from Satan is evil.
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Your definition is lacking. Say I steal a hundred dollars from you. It brings benefit to me but harms you. So it is what? Neutral, because the benefit and the harm are equal?
What if I give it to a poor man, like robin hood? What if I donate it to Donald Trump?
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No, as long as there are actions, there will always be words to describe them. The only way good and evil will be dismissed is if other words are used to replace them
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The requirements of proof are the goalposts I mean. How would you know that I had succeeded?
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Wasn't there a topic like this a while back?
The question is proof of moral poverty i.m.o.
The question is proof of moral poverty i.m.o.
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Excellent question. I suppose I would have to judge based upon the evidence that you had presented. I will say, however, that I think it's something that's impossible to prove.
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To my knowledge I've never said you can prove what good and evil are. I've talked about reasonable belief but I never said anything was proven.
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I didn´t say you did. I said you were challenging your fellow moral objectivists to prove it.
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Let me ask this question, since many in this forum believe that God is evil: how do you prove that God is evil?
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